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classical conditioning
Procedure:
- behavior modification in which a subject is conditioned to respond to a previously neutral stimulus, by associating it with an unconditioned stimulus (something that initiates an emotional response in the subject).
Notes:
- the process was made famous by Ivan Pavlov & his experiments conducted with dogs (Pavlog's dog)
Related
associative memory/learning (conditioning)
conditioned fear response
General
clinical procedure
References
- Wikipedia: Classical conditioning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning